Suffolk Public Library System, serving an area of 63,000 residents, has a collection of 138,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 4,400 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 15 employees, of whom 3 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 2 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $290,000. Patrons make 96,000 visits annually, and check out materials 260,000 times. Forty-two percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
